The role of ideas in EU responses to international crises: Comparing the cases of Iraq and Iran

Kienzle, Benjamin

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“…EU studies dealing with Iraq have focused on the divides in the EU over the invasion of the country in 2003. Little attention has been given to the development of the EU-Iraq relationship and even less to the widening and deepening role of the EU since the invasion of 2003 (Kienzle, 2013;Puetter and Wiener, 2007;Schweiger, 2004). This is puzzling given the history and the continuing importance of the ties between Europe and the Middle East, the EU's substantial financial support and range of projects, and the global focus on the region, especially since 2003.…”

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The European Union as a Global Counter-Terrorism Actor

Javadi

2023

Journal of Contemporary European Studies

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What is security in the twenty-first century? Recently, issues such as crime, terrorism, energy security, population movements and migration, environmental and climate security, underdevelopment, health and pandemic diseases, as well as economic security have become important matters of European security. Furthermore, more traditional security challenges, such as military conflicts and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), have evolved and changed character. In this context, an increasing body of scholarship has recognized the European Union (EU) as a security actor, which is well equipped to tackle these complex security challenges, due to the multi-dimensional or structural character of its policies.Based on a broad definition of security, this unprecedented series examines the role of Europe in international security and justice matters. Taking inspiration from the European Security Strategy (ESS), it identifies more traditional security threats such as WMDs, but also points to global warming and poverty as the possible cause of conflict. Moreover, the series promises to recognize the intrinsic links between security and justice from a multitude of disciplinary perspectives and provides a platform for research that focuses on the study of Europe as a whole, going beyond only the European Union.

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The European Union as a Global Counter-Terrorism Actor

Javadi

2023

Journal of Contemporary European Studies

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“…While it is clear that the EU member states understood that Iran's nuclear programme had potential military dimensions (Kienzle 2013), their preferences were not identical. Whereas the three big EU members advocated engagement by them as only representatives of the EU, other member states (and the Council) openly questioned this strategy In early 2006, when the Iran's dossier reached the Security Council, the UK pressed for adoption of sanctions, whereas this strategy was swiftly rejected by France, along with Russia and China.…”

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Money can't buy you love: the European Union member states and Iranian nuclear programme 2002–2009

Onderčo

2014

European Security

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The controversy of the Iranian nuclear programme divided the European Union (EU) member states. Whereas some states preferred confrontation, others were in favour of the accommodation. Policy commentators frequently ascribed this difference to diverging economic interests of Europeans, but this link remained underexplored. In this article, the empirical link between the economic interests and positions towards Iran is explored. The analysis rests on the evaluation of both overall and strategic trade flows. The results suggest that while trade played a certain role in the shaping of the policies, the effect of the strength of the alliance with the USA explains a large part of the puzzle. The article thus casts shadow on the established policy narrative of economic interests being the driver of the EU members' Iran policy. In addition, the theoretical implications cast shadow over the applicability of commercial liberalism on instances of confrontation short of war.

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“… 14 Benjamin Kienzle, “The Role of Ideas in EU Responses to International Crises: Comparing the Cases of Iraq and Iran,” Cooperation and Conflict 48, no. 3 (2013): 423–426. …”

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Paradoxes in Turkey’s Syria policy: Analyzing the critical episode of agenda building

Tür

Kumral

2016

New Perspect. Turk.

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This article explores the discursive reasons behind the paradoxes in Turkey’s foreign policy since the onset of the Syria crisis. By looking at representation of Turkey’s Syria policy in two prominent pro-government newspapers, Star and Yeni Şafak, the authors highlight the significance of the February 2012 episode, after which Ankara experienced deep discursive dilemmas for three reasons: the uncertain portrayal of the dyadic context, the ambiguous framing of third-party roles, and ambivalent agenda building. Despite the shadow of imminent civil war, Turkey’s foreign policy elite refrained from framing the real risks arising within Syria. Idealistic-normative calls appealed to massacre rhetoric in order to legitimize humanitarian intervention. However, the geopolitical framing of third-party roles did not assist in the building of diplomatic ground for international intervention. Quite the contrary, it led to the shaping of public opinion toward realistic-utilitarian interference. Swinging between intervention and interference, Ankara pushed itself toward a liminal position. Even though the Turkish government’s rhetorical ambivalence helped to sway anti-war domestic public opinion, it did not help to control the spiraling of Syria into civil war. That is to say, the ambivalent agenda building in the critical February 2012 episode perpetuated paradoxes in Turkey’s Syria policy and left lingering implications for the transformation of the Syrian crisis in the years to come.

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The role of ideas in EU responses to international crises: Comparing the cases of Iraq and Iran

Cited by 9 publications

References 52 publications

The European Union as a Global Counter-Terrorism Actor

The European Union as a Global Counter-Terrorism Actor

Money can't buy you love: the European Union member states and Iranian nuclear programme 2002–2009

Paradoxes in Turkey’s Syria policy: Analyzing the critical episode of agenda building

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